NACETYL MURAMIC ACID

N-acetyl muramic acid: translation

Sugar unit of bacterial peptidoglycan, consisting of N-acetyl glucosamine bearing an ether-linked lactyl residue on carbon 3. Repeating unit of the cell wall polysaccharide is N-acetyl muramic acid linked to N-acetyl glucosamine via a b(1-4)-glycosidic bond, that can be cleaved by lysozyme.